2013-05-08T14:50:55-05:00 2012-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 300 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2011-07-01 133641560 SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY INC SIGN 2129671913 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 ERIKA MALLIN 2129671913 2013-05-08 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2013-05-08 2011 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z ERIKA MALLIN 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 62983659 0 X WWW.SIGNATURETHEATRE.ORG X 1991 NY SIGNATURE'S 2012 INAUGURAL SEASON REPRESENTED TREMENDOUS ARTISTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL EXPANSION. IN JANUARY 2012, SIGNATURE OPENED THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER, A NEW PERMANENT HOME FOR THE COMPANY ON WEST 42ND STREET AND A NEW CULTURAL DESTINATION FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK. IN SIX MONTHS OF PROGRAMMING TO LAUNCH THE CENTER, THE 2012 INAUGURAL SEASON HOSTED SIX PRODUCTIONS BY FIVE PLAYWRIGHTS AND WELCOMED 80,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. SIGNATURE EXPANDED OUR ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING, ANNOUNCED THE CONTINUATION OF OUR HALLMARK ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM FOR TWENTY YEARS AS THE SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE: A GENERATION OF ACCESS, AND MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY'S CULTURAL LANDSCAPE WITH THE OPENING OF THE CENTER. 21 20 175 140 0 0 16130579 59243168 2411651 2006461 0 89497 33360 215008 18575590 61554134 0 50000 0 0 2755898 3868784 82500 108750 1655636 3908717 7933277 6747115 11960811 11828475 49593323 35101514 115011354 13588276 43904793 21513238 71106561 X SIGNATURE THEATRE EXISTS TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE PLAYWRIGHT. SIGNATURE, FOUNDED IN 1991 BY JAMES HOUGHTON, MAKES AN EXTENDED COMMITMENT TO A PLAYWRIGHT'S BODY OF WORK, AND DURING THIS JOURNEY, THE WRITER IS ENGAGED IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS. BY CHAMPIONING IN-DEPTH EXPLORATIONS OF A PLAYWRIGHT'S BODY OF WORK, SIGNATURE DELIVERS AN INTIMATE AND IMMERSIVE JOURNEY INTO THE PLAYWRIGHT'S SINGULAR VISION. 0 1 8734871 50000 2006461 ALL PROGRAMMING:DURING THE 2012 INAUGURAL SEASON, SIGNATURE IS CONTINUING ITS ORIGINAL, FOUNDING SEASON-LONG EXPLORATION OF A SINGLE WRITER'S BODY OF WORK AS RESIDENCY ONE. FOR OUR INAUGURAL SEASON IN THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER, WE WERE THRILLED TO CELEBRATE SOUTH AFRICAN WRITER ATHOL FUGARD AS SIGNATURE'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCE BY PRODUCING TWO PLAYS, BLOOD KNOT AND MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!, WHICH REFLECT THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF HIS EXTENSIVE BODY OF WORK.AT THE CENTER, SIGNATURE HAS THE SPACE AND RESOURCES TO EXPAND THE LEGACY PROGRAM. LAUNCHED DURING SIGNATURE'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON, THE LEGACY PROGRAM INVITES PAST PLAYWRIGHTS-IN-RESIDENCE BACK TO SIGNATURE. AT THE CENTER, THE LEGACY PROGRAM LAUNCHED WITH EDWARD ALBEE'S THE LADY FROM DUBUQUE IN THE IRENE DIAMOND STAGE.RESIDENCY FIVE IS A GROUNDBREAKING NEW PROGRAM MODEL, DESIGNED TO SUPPORT PLAYWRIGHTS AS THEY BUILD A BODY OF WORK, AND LAUNCHED AT THE CENTER. SIGNATURE HOSTS A GROUP OF PLAYWRIGHTS, GUARANTEEING EACH WRITER THREE FULL PRODUCTIONS OVER THE COURSE OF A FIVE-YEAR RESIDENCY. IN ADDITION, SIGNATURE WILL MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT BY OFFERING EACH WRITER A $50,000 CASH AWARD, AS WELL AS PROVIDING HEALTH BENEFITS, A THEATRE TICKET STIPEND, AND TRAVEL/HOUSING SUPPORT FOR THE DURATION OF THE RESIDENCY. RESIDENCY FIVE WAS DESIGNED TO HOST WRITERS WITH SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO BUILD A BODY OF WORK, WHO REPRESENT A VARIETY OF AESTHETICS AND VOICES, AND WHOSE PERSPECTIVES AND IMPULSES COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER. ANNIE BAKER, WILL ENO, KATORI HALL, KENNETH LONERGAN AND REGINA TAYLOR ARE THE FIRST WRITERS TO JOIN US IN THE RESIDENCY, AND SIGNATURE LAUNCHED THE PROGRAM WITH PRODUCTIONS OF HURT VILLAGE BY KATORI HALL, TITLE AND DEED BY WILL ENO, AND MEDIEVAL PLAY BY KENNETH LONERGAN.SIGNATURE EXPANDED ITS SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES AT THE CENTER, WHICH EXPAND THE AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE AT THE THEATRE AND DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK. IN ADDITION TO OUR POPULAR AND LONG-STANDING POST-SHOW AUDIENCE TALK-BACKS, SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMMING DURING THE 2012 INAUGURAL SEASON INCLUDED PAGE TO STAGE, A MODERATED PRE-SHOW DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE PLAYWRIGHT AND DIRECTOR OF A PRODUCTION; BACKSTAGE PASS, A PRE-SHOW, BEHIND-THE-SCENES DISCUSSION WITH A DESIGNER WHO OFFERS INSIGHT INTO HOW A SHOW'S LOOK IS CREATED AND EXECUTED; THE WORLD OF THE PLAY, A NEW DISCUSSION SERIES THAT EXPLORES ISSUES AND THEMES RELATED TO CURRENT SIGNATURE PRODUCTION; AND A SIGNATURE CINEMA SERIES AND SIGNATURE BOOK CLUB, WHICH EXPLORES FILMS AND LITERATURE RELEVANT TO OUR PLAYWRIGHTS-IN-RESIDENCE. SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE:THE SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2005 IN AN EFFORT TO BREAK DOWN THE ECONOMIC BARRIER TO THEATER-GOING. WITH MAJOR UNDERWRITING FROM PERSHING SQUARE, TIME WARNER, OUR TRUSTEES, AND OTHER FOUNDATIONS, THE INITIATIVE CURRENTLY OFFERS $25 TICKETS TO EVERY SEAT AT EVERY PERFORMANCE DURING THE INITIAL RUN OF SIGNATURE PRODUCTIONS. THIS UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE THEATRE CONTINUES TO ATTRACT NEW AND NON-TRADITIONAL AUDIENCES AND BUILD OUR INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY. WITH THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT OF OUR FUNDING PARTNERS, SIGNATURE IS PROUD TO CONTINUE THE INITIATIVE THROUGH OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON IN 2031, OFFERING TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS. 8734871 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 43 0 1 175 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 21 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X ADAM BERTNSTEIN 2129671913 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 PETER NORTON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL H RAUCH ESQ 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE M MILLEN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NINA MATIS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GRETCHEN ADKINS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BERNARD L DIKMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES HOUGHTON 40.00 X X 244509 0 29693 DAVID KLAFTER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD ALBEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD NORTON 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN ISEMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 IRIS WEINSHALL 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN BLAKE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE ROCHE HOPE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN O'HARA 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA PELS 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE E BAINS 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGOT ADAMS 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY O'NEIL FRANK 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD BERRY 2.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN PETERSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA MALLIN 40.00 X 138687 0 10191 383196 0 39884 2 0 1 0 STRUCTURE TONE INC 770 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10003 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 1370042 GEHRY PARTNERS LLP 12541 BEATRICE STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90066 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES 1009397 H3 HARDY COLLABORATIVE ARCHITECTURE LLC 902 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10010 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES 657270 JONATHAN ROSE COMPANIES 551 FIFTH AVENUE 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10176 OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE 628573 4 494137 15184772 43564259 1407314 59243168 BOX OFFICE REVENUE 711110 2006461 2006461 2006461 101894 101894 222280 0 222280 222280 222280 1119416 1087423 44390 31993 -44390 -12397 -12397 76069 494137 76069 0 195846 221643 -25797 -25797 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 18525 18525 18525 61554134 2006461 0 304505 50000 50000 521560 245724 90942 184894 2658052 2064476 282296 311280 82291 65404 7533 9354 251020 201706 22312 27002 355861 276998 33959 44904 63972 52479 11493 67340 67340 108750 108750 499993 314965 173141 11887 519764 519764 581867 421078 105269 55520 34252 34252 1818181 1317210 391205 109766 26888 20167 5041 1680 8957 6718 1679 560 521921 474948 31315 15658 998442 908582 59906 29954 64748 48561 12140 4047 COSTUMES, SETS AND PROP 766444 766444 FUNDRAISING MATERIALS 519834 519834 ARTISTIC FEES 462887 462887 LIGHTING, SOUND AND PRO 424469 424469 553318 110518 233747 209053 11960811 8734871 1570304 1655636 2776439 2851091 2739549 5414317 6131850 26416784 2440 131393 20390400 43069 154136 276580 60755595 1317739 315742 59437856 22981358 49864 35101514 115011354 4086428 2851070 61444 1014404 9440404 17666667 0 22372652 13588276 43904793 X 15346921 45271793 6166317 25834768 21513238 71106561 35101514 115011354 49593323 0 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 4852257 8431212 3488056 16130579 59243168 92145272 4852257 8431212 3488056 16130579 59243168 92145272 44597216 47548056 101894 101894 30566 27434 24217 28222 18525 128964 92376130 7556346 0.51470 0.63180 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6666667 83333 6583334 50986168 643851 50342317 3102760 590555 2512205 59437856 DUE TO SIGNATURE CENTER LLC (SCH R) 791665 DEFERRED CAPITAL LEASE PAYMENT (SCH R) 21580987 22372652 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT NO DISCLOSURES RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X X X X X X 1 COMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICE CO LLC 461 FIFTH AVENUE 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 FUNDRAISING SERVICES 0 0 82500 0 KATHERINE JAEGER-THOMAS 1138 OCEAN AVENUE APT 1A BROOKLYN NY 11230 FUNDRAISING SERVICES 0 0 26250 0 108750 NY GALA BENEFIT 570206 494137 76069 76069 570206 494137 76069 76069 76069 0 1 ANNUAL AWARDS FOR PLAYWRIGHT SUPPORT 5 50000 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: SIGNATURE HAS 5-YEAR AGREEMENTS WITH EACH OF OUR RESIDENCY FIVE PLAYWRIGHTS WHICH PROVIDES FOR AN ANNUAL AWARD AND ANNUAL THEATER-GOING ALLOWANCE, AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR PRE-APPROVED TRAVEL AND HOUSING EXPENSES. SIGNATURE WILL ALSO HELP EACH PLAYWRIGHT ACQUIRE, IF DESIRED, INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL BENEFITS ON PAR WITH BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO SIGNATURE EMPLOYEES, THE COST OF WHICH SIGNATURE WILL BEAR. THE WRITERS CHOSEN TO BE PART OF THE RESIDENCY 5 PROGRAM ARE CHOSEN PRIMARILY BY THE FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY, IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER ARTISTIC DEPARTMENT STAFF. X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAMES HOUGHTON 244509 0 0 0 0 0 9800 0 19893 0 274202 0 0 0 X 6 1087423 FAIR MARKET VALUE X INTEREST 1 293592 FAIR MARKET VALUE X CAPITAL COSTS 1 26299 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 CHANGES IN PROGRAM SERVICES FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 ON JANUARY 31, 2012, SIGNATURE THEATRE OPENED A NEW, PERMANENT HOME AT THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER. WITH THREE THEATRES, A LARGE, PUBLIC LOBBY FEATURING A CAFE AND BOOKSTORE, TWO REHEARSAL STUDIOS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ALL ON 75,000 SQUARE FEET OF CONTIGUOUS SPACE, THE CENTER HAS ALLOWED SIGNATURE THEATRE TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ITS PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF A NEW RESIDENCY, TO SERVE MORE ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES EACH SEASON. THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND, RESIDENCY FIVE IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS A GROUP OF PLAYWRIGHTS AS THEY BUILD A BODY OF WORK BY GUARANTEEING EACH WRITER THREE PRODUCTIONS OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. IN ITS PREVIOUS HOME, SIGNATURE HOSTED ONE PLAYWRIGHT, UP TO FOUR PRODUCTIONS, AND APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS EACH SEASON. AT THE CENTER, SIGNATURE HOSTS AS MANY AS ELEVEN PLAYWRIGHTS THROUGH THREE DISTINCT RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, UP TO NINE PRODUCTIONS, AND 100,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS EACH SEASON. WE ALSO OFFER A BREADTH OF SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMMING TO DEEPEN AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT AT THE THEATRE. THE OPENING OF THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER REPRESENTED A MOMENT OF SIGNIFICANT INSTITUTIONAL EXPANSION, AND SIGNATURE THEATRE HAS EXPANDED ITS STAFF, TICKET SALES, SUBSCRIBER BASE, CONTRIBUTORS, AND OTHER EARNED AND CONTRIBUTED REVENUES TO SUSTAIN THIS INCREASED ACTIVITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE ANNUAL FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN ANY MATTER REQUIRING A DECISION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN WHICH A PARTICIPATING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR AN OFFICER, HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S INTEREST SHALL BE DISCLOSED AND THE TRANSACTION APPROVED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ON THE BOARD, OR ON THE COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE NO DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION. BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS WHO HAVE DECLARED, OR HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD, SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY REQUEST INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE PERSON OR PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT. THE BOARD MEMBER INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH MATTERS. ANY BOARD MEMBER WHO IS UNCERTAIN ABOUT A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER SHOULD REQUEST THE BOARD TO MAKE A DETERMINATION. THE BOARD SHALL THEN RESOLVE THE QUESTION BY MAJORITY VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY, WE USE COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT OUR SISTER THEATRES FOUND IN THE TCG FISCAL SALARY SURVEYS TO DETERMINE A NATIONAL AVERAGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SIGNATURE CENTER LLC 480 W 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 453001060 NMTC - SEE EXPLANATION NY SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY INC RELATED 930209 1798806 0 1 0.95000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SIGNATURE CENTER LLC I 21580987 AMOUNT OF CAPITAL LEASE PAYMENT SIGNATURE CENTER LLC J 979167 AMOUNTS PAID UNDER SUBLEASE FORM 990, PART III, PRIMARY ACTIVITY: ON AUGUST 30, 2011, UNDER THE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM, A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SIGNATURE OBTAINED FUNDING TO FINANCE A PORTION OF THE SIGNATURE CENTER WEST 42ND STREET PROJECT. SIGNATURE FORMED A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, SIGNATURE CENTER, LLC ("CENTER"), WHICH IS SERVING AS THE TENANT OF THE PROPERTY AND CONTRIBUTES ITS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PROJECT TO CENTER. SIGNATURE OWNS CENTER WITH ANOTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT MINORITY OWNER, AND OPERATES THE FACILITY THROUGH CENTER UNDER A SUBLEASE AGREEMENT.